Cello multiphonics: technical and musical parameters

This paper presents selected results from a research project on cello multiphonics at the Hochschule für Musik Basel within which I am producing updated fingering charts in a smartphone application and affiliated online repository. Here, I detail work that has informed this resource and illustrate results that reveal critical questions and point to future areas of interest. I firstly introduce cello multiphonics and contextualise my previous findings. I then discuss pitch content, ‘chain’ multiphonics and the balance and intonation of multiphonic components.